So far I have been building some smaller CLI tools and a few web apps (with the Lucky framework). I’ve also tinkered with running it in AWS lambda functions in a custom (albeit unfinished) runtime. Coming from a decade of Ruby, due to the similar syntax and mindset Crystal is my go to for cases where I need performance or runtime-less execution (e.g. in containers from scratch that contain only the binary and dependencies, if needed).
I’d like to see it succeed, because I think that the type system could really help in circumstances where Ruby apps become unmaintainable (fast growing teams with mixed skill levels; auto-documenting APIs).
The standard library is really a big plus and provided enough functionality for me in the past to get away with only few dependencies per project, which is great for supply chain security and complexity.
I’d like to see it succeed, because I think that the type system could really help in circumstances where Ruby apps become unmaintainable (fast growing teams with mixed skill levels; auto-documenting APIs).
The standard library is really a big plus and provided enough functionality for me in the past to get away with only few dependencies per project, which is great for supply chain security and complexity.